Dana Valletta knows her family has a history of early-onset Alzheimer's and worries about what it means for her and Alexandra, 7.

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Ken Alltucker
Gannett

But other items scattered about randomly - a bag of jelly beans in a medicine chest, a utility bill in a bathroom drawer and wristwatches everywhere - hinted that, in more recent times, Belcher had lost the ability to complete ordinary tasks.

Dana Valletta knew her mother's thoughts could be jumbled. She did not know the extent of the memory decline until she inspected Belcher's house following an Alzheimer's diagnosis more than three years ago. ...